The cons are so numerous at this company, I don’t know where to begin.
None of the people who took a job at this company are doing what they were hired to do, for one. They promise great things while interviewing, but after you start you will soon find yourself doing a multitude of tasks that have nothing to do with your job or career. There’s no point in trying to correct anything, because there’s no HR, and you will never see the owner of the company after your initial interview. HR professionals never last long because they are powerless to change the outrageously disrespectful attitude management toward employees.
Daily work is unrewarding because the higher ups will take credit for any accomplishments made. Mistakes, on the other hand are not forgotten and are judged very harshly. There is no growth, no advancement, and precious little financial reward- not even any thank you’s for a job well done. Surya doesn’t want want employees to feel valued- they would much rather keep them feeling insecure so they can work them harder. Once you’re here, you’re pretty much stuck until you find something else- which is not easy in this area. Relocation to work here would be a big mistake.
At market times, this company descends even further. Employees are expected to do hard physical work setting up the Surya showroom. This demands 10-14+ hour days for 2-3 weeks straight each time (with no weekends). No days off, no down time or privacy (because employees are doubled up in cheap hotel rooms). While working a market recently, one employee was told she could not leave the building for 10 minutes after working a series of 12-14 hour days in a row.
Surya doesn’t seem to comprehend that laws are being broken with this abusive level of disrespect.
The company refuses to get a corporate credit card for company expenses so employees are forced to charge expenses for showroom set up on their own personal credit cards. It’s just wrong.
My advice, and the advice of all of us who have had go through this place- don’t do it.
